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“háganse” and “hágase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,961
“háganse” frequency rank
#28,784
“hágase” frequency rank
70745
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature háganse hágase
Definition Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de hacerse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de hacerse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes háganse and hágase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. háganse runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against hágase's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
háganse
6 ch
hágase

Look-alike desk: háganse vs hágase

A purely visual mix-up. háganse ([ˈaɣ̞ãnse]) and hágase ([ˈaɣ̞ase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

háganse is recorded at frequency rank #41,961, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ãnse]. hágase is at rank #28,784, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɣ̞ase].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 70745, this pair ranks #29,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of háganse vs hágase

Shared letters: aeghsá. Private to "háganse": n. Private to "hágase": -.

"háganse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "hágase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "háganse" for "hágase" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaɣ̞ãnse] versus [ˈaɣ̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "háganse" or "hágase"?
"hágase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,784 in our Spanish list, against #41,961 for "háganse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "háganse" and "hágase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "háganse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hágase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "háganse" and "hágase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hablase vs hágase". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #29,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list